Judge dismisses Xerox patent case against HP

Hewlett-Packard appears to have won a patent infringement lawsuit filed

by Xerox that claimed HP had violated one of its ink jet printer cartridge

patents.

A Federal District Court judge in the Western District of New York

ruled this week that HP did not infringe Xerox's patent and dismissed the

suit in its entirety. Xerox is expected to appeal the court ruling.

Separately, HP said it is teaming up with Unisys to sell computers and

services to companies interested in simplifying their global networks.

H-P will make personal computers, notebook computers and powerful

servers, while Unisys, which competes with IBM in the computer service and

maintenance market, will sell services to set up and maintain the HP-based

networks.